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Statuette of victorious boxer

Greek
Early Classical Period
mid-5th century B.C.

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 10.2 x 5.1 x 3.5 cm (4 x 2 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7475
ClassificationsSculpture

Catalogue Raisonné Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 046; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 119 (additional published references).
DescriptionStatuette. Youth raising right arm in what may be a gesture of victory or prayer. He is holding athletic equipment(leather straps for binding a boxer's hands) in lowered left hand.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901